"Sporting, practical, and tough, geared toward the modern, mobile lifestyle, geared to city streets, geared to traveling light."
-Bonnie Cashin on her first handbag collection for Coach in 1963
The bags were flat-pack with wide straps and perfect for being flung into the back seat of a car by a go-getting woman on the move. They were closed with strong industrial zippers. One concept was to have several bags layered one over the other.

Cashin's aim was to create a modular wardrobe of clothes that "were simple art forms for living in to be rearranged as mood or activity dictates."

Bags were numered and stamped on the bottom with the Coach seal to validate their provenance.